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PRESENTED TO CHARLES WOODWARD,ESQ. F.R.S. 

TWENTY SIX YEARS PRESIDENT OF THE ISLINGTON LITERARV & SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY, 

BY MEMBERS WHO KNOW AND HONOR HIM, 

AS ATESTINIONIAL OF REGARD FOR HIS PERSONAL KINDNESS, 

LIBERALITY, ZEAL IN THE CAUSE OF SCIENCE, 

PHILOSOPHICAL ATTAINMENTS AND MORAL WORTH. 

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A REPORT 

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PROCEEDINGS AT A MEETING, 

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IN THE THEATRE OF THE INSTITUTION, 

On FRIDAY EVENING, the 12th NOYEMBER, 1858, 

ox THE OCCASION OF 

PRESENTING A TESTIMONIAL 

FROM MEMBERS OF THE 

ISLINGTON LITERARY & SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY, 



CHIRLES WOODWARD, ESQ., F.R.S. 



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INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. 



The following Report of the proceedings, on the occasion of a presentation of ;i 
Testimonial to Mr. Woodward, has teen compiled in consec^uence of the desire 
expressed, that an authentic record of the transaction should he preserved. 

It is hoped that it may prove alike interesting to those who were present and 
took part in the ceremony, and to the other numerous friends of Mr. Woodward, who, 
from various causes, were unable to attend. 

In the spring of the present year, at a Meeting of the General Committee of the 
Islington Literary and Scientific Society, it was resolved, — 

" That Charles Woodward, Esq., F.R.S., having been President of the Society for 
" upwards of a quarter of a century, it appears to this Committee to he desirable to 
" afford the Members an opportunity of expressing their appreciation of his valuable 
" services during that period." 

Although through increasing age, and the pressure of important public duties, the 
President has, of late years, been compelled somewhat to relax the close and vigilant 
attention he formerly paid to every department of the Society; and though he is 
consequently less known to many of the younger members, than to their predecessors, 
the resolution of the Committee was cordially responded to : a subscription list wa.> 
at once opened, and a sum of nearly £170 was received. 



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"W'ith this amouut, a clock and service of plate were purchased; the 
clock, a beautiful piece of mechauism, chiming the quarters on eight hells, and 
striking the hours, is the workmanship of Mr. W, Hislop, and is enclosed in an elegant 
bronze case, surmounted by a sitting figure of Archimedes, of Syracuse, in the same 
metal, executed from a design prepared expressly for the purpose, by Mr. Alfred Brown, 
On the plinth are grouped various philosophical instruments and a shield, with 
Mr. Woodward's arms, whilst below is the following inscription: — 

" Presented to Charles Woodward, Esq., E.R.S., twenty-six years President of the 
Islington Literary and Scientific Society, by Members who know and honour him, 
as a testimonial of their regard for his personal kindness, liberality, zeal in the cause 
of science, philosophical attainments, and moral worth, 1858." 

Tiic !^ervice of plate cousists of a large salver, on which a similar inscription is 
engraved, a tea pot, coffee pot, sugar basin, cream jug, and cake basket, the whole 
weighing about 170 oz. 

Through the kindness of Mr. Hislop and Messrs. Lias and Son, who respectively 
supplied the clock and the plate at cost price, the money value of the testimonial was 
materially enhanced. 

The following pages contain a record of the proceedings upon the presentation of 
the above testimonial to Mr. Woodward, and in an appendix will be found the names 
of the Committee and Subscribers, 



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Mi\ Eeddish, one of the Vice-Presidents of the Institution took \ 

the Chair, and having briefly explained the purpose of the meeting, 
called upon Mr. Josiah Wilkinson . \ 

IVIi-. Josiah Wilkinson, one of the Honorary Secretaries, rose and • j 
said, — Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, — Before the important .■ 

event, to do hoaour to which you are assembled here this evening, 
takes place, I have been requested by the Committee to occupy your 
attention for a short period. They have thought that it would not be 
uninteresting to the Members to hear, by way of preface, a brief account ■ 

of the circumstances connected with the foundation and early progress \ 

of the Society ; and as I have had the good fortune to retain my | 

position as one of your officers from its commencement to the present | 

time, they considered that this duty might not inappropriately be 1 

confided to me. To many, the narrative will have the charm of 
novelty ; while, to the few (alas ! how few !) to whom it has been 
permitted to witness the commencement, and to share the progress of 
the Institution, it will be grateful to recall the memory of early 
struggles, and to look around Avith some pardonable exultation upon 
the triumphant results which have been achieved. The Society, as 
you are aware, was first established in the year 1832 ; at that time 
there was in existence a small Book Club, called "The Islington 
Literary Society," comprising some twelve or foui-teen members, who 
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small Book Club, tlie leading members were Mr. Woodward, our 
honoured President, and besides a few others (whose names I cannot 
recall), the following gentlemen, — Mr. A. 0. Wilkinson, Mr. Anderson, 
Mr. Sudlow, Mr. Eamsden, Mr. Middleton, Mr. Mitchison, and Mr. 
Heintz, all of whom except the two first have since died. I, then a 
lad, had lately succeeded Mr. John Sudlow, as Secretary to the Club. 
Oa the occasion of one of the Meetings, held at Mr. Woodward's 
house, it was suggested that the small Book Club might, with great 
advantage, be expanded into a Society, embracing higher and more 
important objects ; and it was determined to ascertain the feeling of 
the neighbourhood upon the subject. I was therefore directed to 
issue a circular, . embodying a series of Eesolutions passed at Mr. 
Woodward's house, and inviting those who approved the project to 
attend a Public Meeting. Amongst the official documents in my 
possession, I this morning found a copy of the original circular, and, 
with your permission, I will read it to you. [Mr. Wilkinson here 
read the circular convening a Meeting to consider a plan for the 
formation of a Literary and Scientific Society, and setting out briefly 
its proposed designs and constitution]. 

A Public Meeting was accordingly held at the Canonbury Tavern — 
in those days pleasantly surrounded by green fields — and the Society 
was constituted. There has been, it will be noticed, a slight variation 
from the first Prospectus already read. The Shares were fixed at £10, 
instead of £15. The entrance fee was abolished, and the subscription 
was increased from one guinea to two guineas ; but, with these and other 
trifling modifications,. the Society exists materially in the shape, and 
under the constitution in which it was originally projected in 1832. 
Let it not be supposed, however, that we started at once into the full 
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splendid building of our own then received us ; we were content and 
glad to rent the premises in the Upper Street, then known as Mr. 
FloAver's Academy, and now, I believe, occupied by Mr. Baker. That 
portion which, I am afraid, is now degraded to a common shop, 
served us as a Library, and our so-called " Theatre " consisted of what 
was then the School-room, and has since been degraded into an auction 
room. But, with your permission, I will use more eloquent language 
than my own to describe the early struggles and difficulties of our 
Society. I hold in my hands a volume, compiled by a very able 
member — Mr. Samuel Lewis, junior — who, I hope, may be present 
among the audience to-night to receive the acknowledgment which 
we all owe to him for his labours. It is entitled — " Some Account of 
the Origin, Progress, and Plan of the Islington Literary and Scientific 
Society ;" it is dedicated to one of our earliest members, a gentleman 
who has often filled the office of Vice-President, and who is eminently 
distinguished for his antiquarian researches, and whom I rejoice to see 
in his place to-night to do honour to the President — Mr. Nicholl. — 
(Cheers.) The volume has not, I believe, been published, it was printed 
for private circulation only ; but there are copies of it in the Library, and 
I recommend its perusal to any Member desirous of further information 
upon the " by-gones " of the Society. 

Mr. Lewis quotes from the Inaugural Address delivered by Mr. 
Sudlow, then a Vice-President, upon the occasion of the opening of 
this Theatre, the following passage : — 

" The plan of this Association was first projected by a i^v^ 
individuals, lovers of science and literature, who were desirous 
that the pleasures and advantages, of which they themselves were 
sensible, should be more efiectually promoted, and shared by a wider 
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neighbourhood, it was doubtful bow the suggestion would be received ; 
the pulse of opinion, so to speak, had to be felt ; we had to fathom 
with line and lead every inch of our way. Those gentlemen will 
remember who shared them with me, the difficulties of that time, the 
opposition encountered ; the discouragements to be overcome ; the 
misapprehensions continually rising up as often to be met, and explained 
away, the days and nights of watchful attention, laborious indeed, yet 
cheerfully endured." 

" To witness the dawn of success, gradually but certainly advancing 
to brightness, the obscure spring at first giving forth its waters 
reluctantly, at length, gushing into a noble river ; this was our reward 
then, now further enhanced and consummated by the unalloyed pleasure 
of seeing our fellow-members and their friends assembled together in 
this newly raised building, as in a temple dedicated to the cultivation 
of the liberal arts, to the encouragement of science, and the diffusion of 
sound learning." (Cheers.) 

But the doubts and difficulties, consequent upon an untried 
experiment, were not the only obstacles in our early path. Looking back 
upon the course the Society has pm'sued, and looking at the position it 
now occupies, you will find it difficult to believe that we were exposed to 
misconception, aye, and misrepresentation too, of the most gross 
character. It is not my intention to anticipate the eulogistic remarks 
which will more appropriately adorn the speech of the gentleman 
who has the privilege of delivering the Presentation Addi'ess to-night ; 
but I cannot forbear from appealing to you all to confirm me, when I 
assert, that of all the qualities by which my honoured friend, 
the President, is characterized, a deeply-seated and conscientious 
reverence for religion, is most conspicuous. (Cheers.) 



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Can you believe that a Society, founded under his auspices, and 

of which he was the head, was actually denounced as an irreligious and 

) Atheistic Society? — not only were we spoken against, but we were written 

I against, aye, and printed against, too. Mr. Lewis has preserved from 

i oblivion two pamphlets, which were projected into the literary world 

< shortly after the birth of this Society, with the obj ect of utterly demolishing 
I it. I was reminded by them of a debate in which I took part, a few 
i nights ago, at the Literary Class up stairs. We were condemning a 
\ certain class of novelists, because in their eagerness to uphold favourite 
i; political or social theories, they first composed very striking fictions, 
> and then reasoned upon them as if they were real facts. So these 
I pamphleteers — first, grossly misrepresented the Society, as the foe of 
\ religion, and the fi'iend of infidelity and Atheism ; and then strung 
I together a rich collection of texts, and wasted a vast amount of 
I argument to prove that Atheism and infidelity were very horrible 
\ things, and merited the most severe denunciation. 
\ I well remember how in the ambition of youth, and under the 
I conviction that a victory might be cheaply won against such assailants, 

< I hui-ried to Mr. Sudlow with a bundle of notes, and eagerly asked his 
permission to rush into print with a reply ; and how sternly and 

< decidedly he refused his permission, and impressed upon me that the 
I only reply the Society could condescend to give to such an attack, was 

by its silent course of action. Has not that reply been given ? May 
I not successfully appeal to our proceedings during more than a quarter 
of a century, for a triumphant refutation of all early calumnies ? 
^ Bear with me while I again quote Mr. Sudlow's eloquent 

' language to expound the real sentiments of the founders of the 

Society upon this subject : — 

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indifference or disrespect — far otherwise! — from feelings of reverence 
and awe. It was deemed, and I cannot but think rightly deemed, 
that this was not the arena upon which the momentous truths of religion 
should be canvassed — that difference of opinion might generate unseemly 
warmth ; it was apprehended there might be danger that subjects so 
sacred might be desecrated by a light and imperfect, or a mistaken 
discussion of them. In this place, moreover, we profess to deal only 
with human science and literature ; and reverently surrender the 
inculcation of religious principles, and the enforcement of religious 
conduct to the public teachers of the gospel — the instruction of the 
family — the secluded study and devotion of the closet. I am induced 
to make these remarks, because I am inclined to believe that our caution 
on this very subject was misunderstood, and threw something of a cloud 
over our early prospects: perhaps the misapprehension then entertained 
may still linger in some minds. Here, therefore, let it be understood, 
that the object of those with whom this Society originated, and the 
praises bestowed in this address on human knowledge, have not been 
to elevate that knowledge above its due position, for although we assert 
its value in the concerns of life and attribute to its salutary influence a 
large measure of the comforts and advantages by which we are 
surrounded, and ascribe to it the pleasures derived to the mind from 
the exercise of its powers of scientific research and literary occupation ; 
and further, although we contend that from the study of natm'e's laws 
a natural theology may be gathered which discovers an adumbration, at 
least, of the being and attributes of Him who poised the planets and 
sustained the world, — yet for His true character, for our responsibility, 
our duties and the foundations of hope and fear after earthly shadows 
shall have passed away, we look alone to Revelation : her voice we 
acknowledge to be paramount ; and before her awful sanctions the 




searching faculties of man, his lofty aspirings after kuowledge and the 
treasured wisdom of generations must sink among agencies immeasurably 
subordinate and inferior." 



i I again ask, if it be possible to give a more precise and eloquent \ 

\ exposition of the principles upon which this Society was founded ; and | 

I I again appeal to you, whether during its long existence these principles [ 

\ have not been carried out to the letter. (Cheers.) i 




^ Having made such use of the inaugural address, may I be permitted > 

to allude for a moment to the deep debt of gratitude which the Society \ 

owes to its author — Mr. Sudlow. In all which appertained to literature > 

he was to the Society what our President has been in all which I 
appertains to science. Under his counsel our laws were compiled, 

and our Library selected. He has but very recently passed away from | 

us full of honours ; and, I believe, one of the last actions of his life | 

was his subscription to this Testimonial. (Cheers.) | 

I now resume my account of the progress of the Society. Its success \ 

having been established, it rapidly outgrew its temporary accommodation ; i 

the Theatre would not hold our increased numbers, the Reading j 

Rooms would not contain our Books, and it became necessary to provide j 

another habitation. The way in which this was accomplished I shall 1 

dwell upon shortly, because to it, and to another circumstance which | 
I shall shortly mention, I believe the vitality and permanence of this 

Society are to be attributed. It will be remembered that the period of | 

1832 was to Literary and Philosophic Societies and Mechanics' j 

Institutes what the year 1845 was to Railways. — there was a perfect j 
mania for them. How many which rapidly shot up and apparently 
sm-passed us, have now collapsed and disappeared ! and why ? 
Because they had no stable and permanent body of proprietors ; 







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b3cause they depended exclusively upon the ephemeral and uncertain 
support of annual subscriptions only. It was an act of sound wisdom, 
on the part of the founders of this Society, that they constituted a class 
of £10 proprietors, who should always have a permanent stake in its 
prosperity ; and this principle was further illustrated by the mode in 
which the funds for this building were obtained. A number of 
proprietors agreed to take, in addition to their proprietary shares, 
what were termed "Building Shares," of £10 each, the Society paying, 
by way of rent, interest at £4 per cent, upon such shares. £3,000 
were soon subscribed, and the building, in which we have now so long 
assembled, was erected. (Cheers.) 

And this brings me to another important epoch in the Society's 
career. 

On the 10th of April, 1837, an imposing procession might have 
been seen about the spot where we now stand ; and there, after due 
solemnities and an appropriate address, was laid the first stone of this 
edifice. With the perfect confidence which I have in the honesty of the 
members, especially the younger ones, I may fearlessly mention that in 
the cavity of this foundation-stone there is deposited an immense 
treasure of the then current coins of the realm ; nuggets — no — ^nuggets 
then were not ; and as to the rumour that, in the excitement of her 
enthusiasm, Mrs. Woodward took from her finger and threw in a 
diamond ring of immense value, I cannot vouch for its authenticity ; 
but be this as it may, it is certain that if Macaulay's Historical New 
Zealander should ever rifle our foundation-stone, he will find a vast 
amount of buried treasure, and amongst it a record fairly transcribed 
on vellum (to us the most valuable of all) of which I will take the 
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OjS^ the TEISTH DAY OF APRIL,, 

rx THE YEAR OF OLTR LORD OXE THOUS-V^TD EIGHT HUTTORED AND 

THIRTY-SEVEN, 

AND IN THE 

ELEVEXTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HIS JLIJESTY 
KING WILLIAM THE FOURTH, 

TUiZ FIRST STONE 

OF THIS BUILDING, DEDICATED TO THE PURPOSES OF 
THE ISLINGTON LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY, 

AND CALLED THE 

THE ISLINGTON LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION, 

WAS LAID BY 

CHARLES WOODWAUD, ESQ., 

{Then follow the names of the Vice-Preaidents, Committee, and other Officers of the 
Society at the time.) 

I have mentioned one circumstance to which I consider the vitality 
of om- Society is mainly attributable ; may I venture, without infringing 
upon the prerogative of Mr. Harvey, who will succeed me, to 
name the other. It is, that from first to last we have had the same 
head — the same presiding officer. Often have other offices of the 
Society been the subjects of spirited contest ; often have the claims of 
various members for the honor of the Vice-Presidentship been so 
equally balanced, that a selection has been difficult ; but never yet has 
a competitor been found for the office of President. Fortunately for this 
Society, the dissolution of the Surrey Institution, at which Mr. Woodward 
had been a successful Lecturer, enabled him to devote his time and 
talents exclusively to us ; he was at once accepted, and has ever since 
remained ^^ facile princeps,'" and in his lasting and uncontested position 
as President, is, I think, to be found the second principle of vitality 
which has secured the permanence of this Society. (Cheers.) 

I have now, Ladies and Gentlemen, brought down the operations 
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I can add nothing further to my narrative, and it only remains for me 
to acknowledge the indulgence with which you have received my 
desultory remarks. I will ask your permission to conclude with a 
specimen of the early talent of our members, a stanza from a set of 
verses, composed upon the occasion of the first opening of this Theatre, 
by Ml'. Driver, who with so many other ornaments of our Society, has 
passed away to his rest, but whose poetical and debating talents will 
long be remembered. 

" Alarldin's lamp, 'tis said, with magic power, 
Call'd up bright scenes of palace, hall and bower; 
False tho' the tale, time proves the moral true, 
That, though awhile, may sparkle in our view 
Vain palaces of pleasure, frail as fair, 
They mock the senses, and dissolve in air ; 
But here the lamp of intellect, achieves, 
A nobler work, enchants, but not deceives. 
It builds a fame, which next to that which God 
Hath named on earth, his own sublime abode, 
Stands worthiest in its purpose, for its end 
Is to spread wisdom's power, man's most enduring friend." 

(Loud applause.) 

The Chairman then called on Mr. Harvey, who, on rising, said, 
Ladies and Gentlemen, — I consider it an honor to be called upon 
to stand before such an audience for such a purpose. I look around 
the Theatre and I see many here who do not often visit it now. 
Some of them have grown old and feel that it is no longer 
agreeable to attend at Lectures or gatherings in this Institution. 
Nevertheless, they have come to-night, some I know from a great 
distance, to pay a tribute, in which I am sure we all join with delight, 
to our respected friend Mr. Woodward. (Cheers.) Besides, the 
presence of our own Members, we have here many individuals 






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who, from their knowledge of Mr. Woodward, have felt it a 
privilege to attend this evening to assist in the mark of respect 

I about to be paid to that gentleman. Amongst those who thus l 

honor us, I may mention Mr. Pownall, the Chairman of the Bench | 

; of Middlesex County Magistrates, as well as several other members \ 

I of that respectable body. Dr. Letheby and Mr. Bodkin are individuals i 

• to mention whom is sufficient. I believe there are many others here | 

i whose presence gives grace to an occasion like this. I hope that we all i 

I feel the obligations we are under to them for their attendance to-night. > 

< (Cheers.) \ 

I The Testimonial which we are about to present was greatly > 

> overdue. (Cheers.) We have all long understood that it was fairly J 
I earned ; but it required an exertion of moral courage to take the i 
\ initiative in such a matter. Mr. Harker at length did this, and I J 

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\ here, on behalf of the Committee and all the Subscribers, return him \ 

5 our best thanks for what he has done, and for having brought us to J 

I this very agreeable conclusion. Most Testimonials arise out of very ^ 

i temporary circumstances, many from mere caprice, and many more < 

\ from party feeling ; but this meeting is assembled to do itself honor, by \ 

^ honoring our excellent friend and President, Mr. Charles Woodward, ] 

j (Cheers), who has filled that office, not for a year or two, but from the 5 

> very first foundation of this Institution, twenty-six years ago. At that l 
I period there was a kind of fashion, you have been told, for forming > 
I Societies of this kind. Most of them have long passed away, and I 
I even the few that remain have little stamina or vitality left. But the \ 

J Islington Institution still exists. Its roots have spread far and struck 

|L deep. It has a Library of 12,000 volumes; a list of Subscribers 

^ numbering more than 500 ; exceedingly flourishing classes, and a 

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with the utmost care, so as to give the largest amount of the best 
instruction and amusement to our Members. (Cheers.) We feel that we 
may reasonably hope that the prosperity of this Institution has not even 
yet culminated, but that we may go on for long years to come in the 
enjoyment of the advantages it affords, and in holding out to our 
neighbours and friends in Islington equal advantages whenever they 
like to avail themselves of them ; we think it not unlikely even that 
this large and commodious Theatre will be ultimately found too small 
for the purposes of the Society. (Cheers.) 

When this Institution was first founded, the population of the 
parish were comparatively few. I believe when this building was 
opened the inhabitants could not have exceeded 40,000 ; at present 
they reach 130,000 ; and therefore it is thought highly probable that 
a larger space may be requked. In the mean time, we feel that the 
sources of our prosperity are not likely to be diminished, inasmuch as 
our Members have an interest in perpetuating them for their own 
sakes, for the sake of their friends, the parish, and the whole district > 

of the north of London. Many gentlemen present know as well, \ 

perhaps better, than I do, the exertions made by ]\ii'. Woodward for \ 

this Society in the early years of its existence. That he was not \ 

merely their President in the Theatre, but their Chau-man in every | 

Committee, the leader of every class, the adviser, guide, example and '- 

friend, of all the young Members of the Institution, and a companion ; 

. whose society was sought and valued by all the elder portion of the j 

\ Members. (Cheers.) I question whether any Society in its early years \ 

united a larger amount of talent in its President, and those associated t 

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ns Mr. Sudlow, Mr. Mitchison, Mr. Nealc, Mr. Ramsclen, Mr. Nicholl 
Mr. Venn, and many more, not forgetting our admirable friend Mr. 
Wilkinson, -who, upon a former occasion, received precisely the same 
honor that we are about to pay to Mr. Woodward. (Cheers.) We look 
around and feel that most of these individuals have passed away. 
The Theatre is still crowded, but others occupy their places. What 
then ? They live in our remembrance, and that remembrance, now 
that the parting sorrow has been soothed, is an agreeable recollection ; 
for 

" The memory of the good and just 
Is sweet, and blossoms from the dust." 

During a long series of years, Mr. Woodward was in the habit of 
giving courses of Lectures on Electricity, or some kindred subject, every 
session. These Lectures were prepared so elaborately, and illustrated 
so fully, that if we estimate the expence of getting them up and the 
cost of the gifts which he made from time to time to the Philosophical 
Class, (they may be seen in the museum), in order to render them 
more useful, — without computing the positive expenditm*e on many 
other things during the last ten or twelve years, — it must have been 
upwards of £300 or £400. (Cheers.) I think that these things should 
be noticed. I know that I am touching upon a topic that 'Mr. Woodward 
would wish me not to touch upon ; but I have a task to perform, and it is 
right that you should know the extent of the obligations we are under to 
that gentleman. Just before I came into the Theatre, he whispered in my 
ear " Do not lay it on too thick." (Laughter.) This was what might 
have been looked for from a gentleman of his character ; hut Imvst tell the 
whole truth. Well, then, in addition to these ordinary lectures, every 
Christmas he gave special lectures to the young folks connected with 
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in saying few things could be more delightful. On these occasions 

^) the lecturer clothed science in its festival robes, and caused instruction 

to speak in the tones of merriment. The benches were crowded to 

overflowing with from 600 to 700 younkers, rising from 8 to 14 '-: 

years old. Their glad expressive countenances flushed with enjoyment ; ' 

their bright eyes glistening delightedly with feelings of wonder at the I 

successive chemical changes, and feats of natural magic, can never ; 

be forgotton. Then the merry ringing laughter, which came from their I 

\ hearts ; not like the merriment too often assumed by old people, but the I 

i merriment of children, feeling that they were enjoying a high treat, and i 

I grateful to him who gave it. I hear those ringing peals of laughter ^ 

/ still, the pleasant sound still lingers in my ears. Although the scene \ 

( has passed away, its memory remains like the scent of the rose-bud in ^ 

i the poet's shattered vase, and will continue to charm till life and memory ^ 

; cease together. (Cheers.) ^ 

; Then, Gentlemen, our President possesses scientific attainments of s 

I no ordinary character. In youth he was the companion of Faraday, then ^ 

] comparatively unknown, but who has since become an illustrious leader \ 

among the greatest of our philosophers. Towards the close of the | 

Eevolutionary war, he made a communication to the then Chief | 

Minister of State, offering to expedite telegraphic despatches by the | 

means of electric currents, and thus I apprehend he took the first step I 

in bringing before the world that most marvellous of all modern j 

wonders, — the Electric Telegraph. His illustration of the phenomena of i 

polarised light attracted the attention, and gained for him the approbation | 

of the Royal Society, which, in consequence, conferred upon him its ^ 

diploma. (Applause.) The record of these discoveries may be read in a ^{^ 

volume written by the President, and it will be found in our library. ^^ 

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reverence before a gentleman who has in himself so many varied 
qualities ? It was said that Dr. Watts deserved the highest possible 
honor j because, that after wi'iting an essay upon the human 
understanding, he could sit down and pen hymns for children ; and 
shall we not honor a gentleman who, fresh from the study of some of 
the most difficult and abstruse theories of natural philosophy, could come 
to this Theatre, lecture to childi*en, and keep them in the highest 
possible state of enjoyment for hours. (Cheers.) These are qualities 
which are seldom united in the same man, and while we admire 
the higher qualities of his mind, I am sure that our hearts are 
attracted towards him irresistibly by a kindliness yet more loveable. 
I think, gentlemen, that great honor — the greatest honor — 
is due to him and his co-adjutors for founding this Institution. 
If he had done nothing else he would deserve all the praise, however 
cordial, that we could give him. I do not wish to take away the merit 
or praise due to any of those who were associated with him in that 
good work, but it is apparent that he was the foremost of them, and 
that it is to his exertions mainly, if not altogether, that we owe the 
existence of this institution ; for besides all the mere formal business of 
the Society — and that no doubt was much — a great deal depended upon 
the President and leader of a Society to which perhaps no other man 
was equal. In the course of the first few years of its existence, many 
little bickerings and differences of opinion arose, which, had there not 
been a steady head and a firm hand to control them, might have broken 
altogether the bonds which had united the Society. The exceedingly 
gentle temper of the President was precisely what was required for that 
purpose. If gentlemen made a complaint, or quarrelled ; if the/thought 
any wi'ong or fault had been committed, there was Mr. Woodward to 
take the fault upon his own broad shoulders and stand, 
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,^ I have seen liim over and over again at the side of an ^^ 

qM individual, who was very angry, whispering words of kindness into (^ 

his ear, who, after a few minutes, would look up with a smile, begin to 
grow calm, and see that he had been himself the offender. This has 
frequently happened. I think we can hardly imagine anything more 
necessary for the support of an institution like this than having such a 
President, who has the power not only to control his own temper — and 
that is difficult ; for you know some persons are very apt to get angry if 
they are put out of the way — but of finding the means to control the 
tempers of others, and make naughty people admit that they have been 
naughty and resolve to be good for the future. (Cheers.) Such qualities 
are great merits in a President. If you sum them all up, may we not 
say— 

" This WIS a President! Wlien comes sucli another?" 

We must now diverge for a few moments from our institution. 
Permit me to speak of Mr. Woodward as estimable and admii-able 
in all the relations of public and private life ; as an upright man, a 
kind neighbour, a liberal host, a public-spirited parishioner, a patron 
of all the charitable and religious institutions in or near Islington, and 
above all, a genuine humble-minded Christian. For many years he was 
one of the most hard-working and useful Members of the Board of Trus- 
tees. He was Churchwarden of the Parish during the time of oui' great 
Missionary Bishop, Daniel Wilson. (Cheers.) While now as a Member of 
the Bench of County Magistrates, he is always desirous to meet the 
poor with kindness, gentleness, and compassion ; covering the iron 
hand of authority with the soft glove of kindness and forbearance. 
As a visitor at Colney Hatch, he is the friend and helper of a class 
who have few friends or helpers, — our Pauper Lunatics. At St. 
^^ Luke's Hospital, as at Colney Hatch, it seems to be a pleasure to him to 

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soothe the sufferings of the inmates ; amongst whom, I believe, he spends 
two days a week. It seems positively a delight to him to go amongst 
these unhappy beings, deprived of the use of reason, and yield them in 
their lucid moments the greatest possible satisfaction by his kindness in 
listening to all their complaints, and his vigil ence in taking care that 
there should be no cause of complaint ; these are qualities far more 
important certainly than even any other public merits, for they rest 
upon a foundation not to be shaken by change of circumstances. 
Other matters may appear attractive and entitle him to our praise, 
but this merit depends upon a basis which can never be shaken. 

" If this fail, tlie pillared firmament is rottenucis, 
And earth's base built on stubbie." 

I do not believe that there is any gentleman in this room so 
universally known, and at the same time so universally respected and 
beloved, because all who require help, and ask it in a legitimate 
manner, are sure to find advice or help from Mr. Woodward. " When 
the ear heareth him, then it blesseth him ; and when the eye seeth 
him, it gives witness of him." But why should I seek to gild refined 
gold ? Your presence here to-night, and your readiness to applaud 
every sentiment that is intended to do honor to Mr. Woodward are a 
testimony, I think, that all our hearts are as one on this subject, and will 
be perhaps the best witness we can find to his high character. (Cheers.) 

The testimonials which have been prepared, we hope, are in 
some degree worthy of the occasion. The clock is unique, both 
in design and execution, and the work has been carried out by one of 
the most eminent artists in that line, Mr. Brown. The clock itself 
came from the hands of Mr. Ilislop, and it is but justice to him to say, 
that he only undertook the work on condition that he should furnish it 
at cost price. (Cheers.) The same observation applies to Mr. Lias, who 






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furnislied this most elegant service of plate. (Cheers.) In consequence 
of this great kindness, we have been enabled to add nearly £50 to the 
money value of the testimonial. I know not whether I ought to mention 
one other fact, but I think I will, because it redounds so very much to 
the credit of an inhabitant of this parish. Mr. Brass, the Upholsterer, 
of Upper Street, was requested to arrange the fittings round the testi- 
monial, and when desired to send in his bill, he replied, that he had 
great pleasure in giving his services upon such an occasion, and that he 
would not take one penny remuneration. (Cheers.) I think that this is 
a fair specimen of the character of a large portion of our Islington 
tradesmen. They are growing up, if they have not already grown, 
into gentlemen of information, education, and good taste. I think that 
I see some of them here to-night ; I am sure we cannot have too many 
present, imbued, as they are with such high spirit and excellent feeling. 
And now. Sir, it becomes my very agreeable duty, in the 
name of all the Subscribers to the Woodward Testimonial present and 
absent, to present to you this mark of their affectionate and grateful 
regard, may you, Sir, be spared long, very long, 

" For dark will be the day 
Which calls our honored President awav," 

to use and enjoy them ; and when you look upon them, may it be with 
pleasure, especially when you recollect that^you have not laboured for 
the ungrateful or the forgetful ; and when at length you are gathered 
to your rest, full of days and of honors, may your children and your 
children's children treasure them as precious heir-looms ; and as 
they look upon them, and remember your great qualities and genuine 
virtues, endeavour to imitate what it will be indeed hard to equal, and 
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'Mr. Harvey's addi-ess was received with loud applause, and upon 
Mr. Woodward rising at its conclusion, the audience rose and (i? 

continued for some time cheering and waving hats and handkerchiefs. 

Mr. Woodward, in reply, said that he had repeatedly addressed 
large audiences from that place, and had delivered lectures upon very 
abstruse subjects before learned bodies, but he never rose to address an 
assembly under such trying circumstances as those he was then placed 
in. On former occasions he had attempted to explain and illustrate the 
wonderful laws by which a benevolent Creator governed the universe ; 
but now he had to descend from that bfty and inexhaustible theme to 
himself — a subject which to every man, with a rightly-constituted mind, 
was the last he would wish to select. (Cheers.) 

As one of the founders, President, and honorary lecturer for many 
years of that institution, he had been so mixed up with every thing 
connected with it, that he could not even allude to it without the 
appearance of that which was most distasteful to his mind— egotism. 
Unless, therefore, he had felt imperatively called upon by a sense of 
gratitude to speak on this occasion, he should have declined to do so. 
(Cheers.) 

At a very early period of his life he was fond of scientific pursuits. 
Half-a-century ago he was a member of one of those few institutions 
where young men had opportunities of acquiring scientific knowledge ; 
but very inferior to those enjoyed by the young . men of the present 
generation. Like himself, Dr. Faraday was then an amateur member 
of that Society, and there, about the same period, they delivered their 
first lectures, the one upon chemistry and the other upon electricity. If 



^)^Q then there was anything in his experience calculated to encourage 

young men, he would, at the risk of being charged with egotism, 
state it. (Cheers.) At the institution he referred to, it was a rule that ^>^ 



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eacli member should deliver in rotation a lecture, upon alternate 
Wednesdays, upon some scientific subject, and upon the following 
Wednesdays they held philosophical discussions. Upon one of these 
occasions a controversy arose upon a point of order. He told his 
father of the fact, and stated that the Society adopted the same rules of 
order as those used by the House of Commons. His father wishing to 
discourage any tendency towards pride, said that it was laughable to 
hear a parcel of youths talking about the forms of the House of 
Commons. The son replied, that he felt it his duty to avail himself of 
every opportunity for acquiring information, for he knew not what 
position he might be called upon, in the providence of God, to occupy 
in passing through life. In 1830 and 1831 he was churchwarden of 
Islington, and presided at its vestry meetings, when they were sometimes 
prolonged till two o'clock in the morning. Persons were then continually 
trying to overcome th-e poor churchwarden by points of order, and then 
he found the knowledge upon that subject which he had acquired in 
youth very serviceable to him. A gentleman connected with the 
House of Commons attending one of those vestries assured him, that his 
decisions were precisely such as would have been given by the Speaker 
under similar circumstances. 

His excellent friend, Mr. Wilkinson, had brought certain facts 
connected with the institution before them of a very importont character. 
Being fond of experimental philosophy, he (Mr. Woodward) was in the 
habit of giving lectures to large parties at his private house, at which the 
late Bishop of Calcutta, when vicar, frequently was present, and afterwards 
took advantage of, for illustration in the pulpit. He was very anxious that 
the recreation of the young should be of such a character as to bear the 
morning's reflection, and that their studies might train them to perform, ^'^'^ 

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please God to call them; and therefore he had been in the habit of ,^ 

delivering those private honorary lectui'es which resulted in the forma- ^ 

tion of this Society. (Cheers.) J 

In its infancy, the Islington Literary Society had many | 

difficulties to encounter. Some persons thought that such an institution | 

should be founded on decidedly religious principles, strictly in con- 
nection with the Church of England. But that was not their 
object ; as those who were members of the Church of England were 
exceedingly desii*ous of giving the right hand of friendship to Dissenters 
as weU as to Churchmen. (Cheers.) Fears were also expressed that 
theii* pursuit of science might lead to infidelity. At that time all 
who studied geology were set down as infidels ; but they knew that 
their members had a reverence for Divine truth, and therefore they 
were not apprehensive on that account. (Cheers.) He would yield to 
none in respect for the word of God, but at the same time he knew 
that the works of God were equally true with his word ; and as no 
one truth could ever be opposed to any other truth, so the works of 
\ God could never be opposed to the word of God, however much any 

^ revelation of science might be opposed to our preconceived notions on 

\ the subject. And experience had shown them that the Christian 

I philosopher and the Christian soldier might perform their duties to 

\ their country as well, if not better, than those who despised the one 

I pursuit or neglected the other. 

j He was glad to find that working men's institutes were being 

I formed in every direction, and that the working-classes had the benefit 

' of the same kind of lectm-es as they had in that institution. The 

^J childi-en of all classes, especially the poor, had wonderful advantages 

)^ compared with what they possessed years back ; hence he would 

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availed themselves of every opportunity of acquiring information, 

they would never be able to maintain their relative positions in (!P 

s life. (Cheers.) He rejoiced to know that the institution had been 

I productive of the very best results, which had amply repaid him for 

I all the labour he had incnrrred. Many persons had expressed their deep 

J obligations to him as one of its founders. A gentleman from the country, 

called upon him and stated that had it not been for that institution his 

son might have turned out a very wild young man, but it had given 

him a taste for chemistry, which acquirement was afterwards the means 

of placing him in a very important and lucrative situation in life. Not 

merely contenting himself with hearing the lectures, but also joining the 

philosophical class, had been the turning point in that young man's life. 

(Cheers.) 

He (Mr. Woodward) did not at all anticipate the honour they had 
conferred upon him that evening, as many of the present members 
were not connected with the institution when his physical powers 
allowed him to appear there as a public lectui'er. He was 
particularly indebted to the Committee for the very handsome manner 
in which they had carried then- object out. They had enhanced the 
value of the testimonial by privately consulting his views regarding 
it. (Cheers.) His first wish was that, whatever money was raised should 
be expended upon some object beneficial to the institution itself ; an 
exhibition, or something of that kind ; but he recollected that as it was 
not a public matter, he could not expect the sum raised to be sufficient 
for such a purpose ; besides which, it might appear to be a delicate 
way of declining to accept any token from those who wished to present 
to him some tangible mark of their respect ; he, therefore, ultiniately 
resolved to accept it ; for though he had no sons, he had six grandsons, 
and it might ser^'e as a stimulus to them. He had received an elegant ■> j^ 



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testimonial for his public services as churchwarcleu, but as that could only 
be used on what might be termed state occasions, and Mrs. Woodward 
I could no longer sustain the fatigue of dinner parties, it was now seldom 

; seen. He therefore suggested that on the present occasion one of the 

i articles should be a time-piece, which, as the inscription forms the most > 

I valuable part of a testimonial, might be seen at all times without osten- 

;; tation or display. And the tea service was selected that when his 

i grandchildren looked u^wn it, they might be impressed with the > 

; lesson it would supply ; and endeavour in like manner to make \ 



themselves useful, not only as regarded this life, but because they 
would one day have to give an account of their actions before the 
judgment seat of God. (Cheers.) 

He thanked the meeting, the Chairman, and Mr. Harvey, who, 
however, had not attended to the injunction he had given him before 
the commencement of the meeting, or he would not " have laid 
it on quite so thick." (Laughter.) He felt grateful also for the 
presence of 'Mr. Pownall, Mr. Bodkin, and other gentlemen of the 
Middlesex bench of magistrates. 

In conclusion, he assured the meeting that it was not because he 
had no inclination that he did not deliver lectures now, but in conse- 
quence of the failure of his bodily powers. He had nearly run the 
lease of his natural life, being in the 70th year of his age. For 
forty years he had been in the habit of delivering honorary lectures 
upon scientific subjects, and it was now time for him to retire and make 
Avay for younger men. He observed that Mr. Harvey was in error 
about his having offered to Government to transmit despatches by 
electricity ; he {lSli\ W.) had merely, at the close of a lecture upon 
electricity, stated that if the Government would incur the expense 
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would imdei'take to form an electric telegraph between the two 
places, though not on so simple a plan as that now adopted, as the 
science of electro-magnetism was not then known. The whole 
audience at that time burst into loud laughter, and he was for a long 
time afterwards called " the electrical madman." He had borne the 
reproach with a great deal of equanimity, but he was happy to say 
that they had lived to see the day when that which he suggested had 
been actually accomplished. 

Thanldng the company for the testimonial and for the manner 
in which they had listened to him, he resumed his seat amidst loud 
applause, and the meeting separated. 



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Dr. ALLAIn" 

Mr. BIDLAKE 

Mr. BUHE, 

Mr. BOYES 

Mr. butter 

Dr. CAMPLm 

Mr. N. H. CLIETOX 

Mr. W. a. CLARK 

Mr. DE la EONTAIXE 

Mr. EULLERTOX 

Mr. fisher 



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APPENDIX, No. 1. 

€ommititt, 
Mr. gole 

Mr. HARKER 

Mr. HARYEY 

Mr. HISLOP 

Mr. harper 

Mr. lias 

Mr. LEYITT 

Mr. Mc CREA 

Mr. noble 

Mr. NICIIOLL 

Mr. R. p. OLDERSHAAV 

Mr. N. H. CLIFTON. 




Mr. potter 
Mr. RATRAY 
Mr. REDDISH 
Mr. RUTT 
Mr. SKAIFE 
Mr. J. SURR 
Mr. SHADGETT 
Dr. SEMPLE 

Dr. Thomson- 
Mr. WINK"^ORTII 



Me. J. WILKINSON 



j Mr. J. B. TIPPETTS, Jun. 



LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS. 



Dr. Allan 
Mr. Alger 

„ Adamson 

„ Armstrong 

„ Anderson 

„ Bidlake 

„ Bowdery 

„ Bnrr 

„ J. Barnett 






Mr. Briee 

„ F.Bradley 

„ Butter 

„ Buzzegoli 

„ A. Bell, Jun. 

„ Banton 

„ Burt 

,, H.Bateman 

,, J. Benlley 



Mr. Baker 
„ Bodldu 
., W. P. Bodkin 



„ Baxendale 

„ J. H. Baxendale 
Dr. Bowerbank 
Mr. Barnard 
MissE. Brown 




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Mr. Brass 
„ Crespin 
„ Campion 
Dr. Camplin 
Mr. Carritt 
„ Clifton 
„ E.N.Clifton 
„ N.H.Clifton 
Lieut. Carthew 
Mr. J. B. Chapman 

„ C. Comfort 

„ W. A. Clark 

„ J. Castle 

„ Clapham 

„ Carter 

,, De la Fontaine 
Miss Dove 
Mr. J. J. Downes 

„ W. S. Downes 

„ H. Deane, Jun. 

,, G. Daniel 
Rev. M. Davis 
Mr. Elliott 

,, J. Evans 

„ E. Elsom 

„ Ebsworth 

„ Fullerton 

,, Fletcher 

„ Fisher 

,, Faulconer 

„ F. N. Frj 

„ P. D. Fry 

,, J. Garnliam 



SO 

Mr. Gole 

,, Galton 

„ Gurney 

,, Goldsmith 

„ H. J. Gardiner 
Miss Guest 
Dr. Grabham 
Mr C. T. Green 

„ H.GoodlifFe 

„ E. Halswell 

„ Barker 
Mrs. Harker 
Miss Harker 

„ K. Harker 
Mr. Hargood 

„ Harvey 

„ Hislop 

„ Hallings 

„ S.Hill 

„ D.W.Hill 

„ G.H.Henderson 

„ Harper 

„ R. Hodgson 

„ W. Hay 
Miss Hunter 
Mr. C. H. Hill 

„ S.Hill 

„ Hancock 

„ D.Hill 

„ Jerram 

„ Jenkin 

„ J, T. Jackson 

„ Jecks 



Mr. IngaU 

„ J. J. Jackson 

„ J. J. Jeaffreson 

„ A. Jeaffreson 

„ Johnstone 

„ G. Jones 

,, E. Jones 

M King 
Mrs. King 
Mr. Kinns 

„ Kemp 

„ Lias 

„ Lewis 

„ Levitt 

„ G. Lamb 

,, Lay ton, Jun. 

„ P.Lloyd 

„ F. J. Leachman 

,, Lamplough 

„ Mc Crea 

„ B. Marriott 

„ Muzio 

„ Milburn 

„ W.G.Marshall 

„ T. Mason 

„ J. A. Morgan 

„ J.J.McCracken 

„ Marks 

„ Mestayer 

„ Noble 

„ Newboli 

„ Nicholl 

„ Neale 



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Mr. Owthwaite 


Miss Rosselli 


„ A. P.Oldershaw 


Mr. Savage 


„ R. P. Oldershaw 


„ Skaife 


„ Perry 


„ J. Surr 


„ Phillips 


„ P. Snee, Jun. 


., J.N.Payne 


„ ^Sanigear 


„ T. W. Perry 


„ Spicer 


„ C. Parry 


„ W. R. Spicer 


„ Pettit 


„ J. Skelton 


„ Potter 


„ Slade 


., E. Payne 


„ J. Stride 


„ Pullen 


„ Sewell 


„ G. Powell 


„ Shadgett 


„ Reddish 


„ J. J. J. Sudlow 


Mrs. Reddish 


„ J. Street 


Miss Reddish 


„ W. Skelton 


Mr. Rutt 


„ B. H. Storey 


Mrs. Rams den 


Dr. Semple 


Miss Ramsden 


Mr. W. Simpson 


Mr. Ratray 


„ Smithett 


Mrs. Ratray 


Dr. Thomson 


Miss Ratray 


Mr. Tippetts 






Mr. Tippetts, Jun. 

„ Tirehuck 

„ TuUoch 
Mrs. TuUoch 

Mr. Teschemacher 

„ J. Torr 

„ Trye 

„ Taylor 

„ J. Wilkinson 

„ H. 0. Williams 

„ J. L. Wilson 

>» Wagstaff 

„ Winkworth 

„ Woodrow 

„ C. Wright 

„ A.O.Wilkinson 

„ Wormald 

„ Warren 

„ Warner 

„ Ward 

„ Wiley 

„ F.Witherby, Jun. 



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No. 2. 

The following lines, written by a member of the Committee, 
have been thought, at least on account of their subject, worthy of 
preservation: — 

Our President, can we forget him ? ah, no — 

He lives in our mem'ry too deeply enshrin'd ; 
And the warmth of regard, that nnask'd we bestow, 

Is the offspring of feeling and reason combin'd. . 

May his life be as long as our wish — still may health 
Give strength to his arm ; — his eye ne'er grow dim — 

In honors and friends — abundant his wealth, 

And ne'er may this timepiece strike midnight for him. 

Eor him and for his — the faithful, the dear, 

May the well-spring of happiness never decrease; 

And this service be sacred thro' many a year, 
To crown the full table with pleasure and peace. 

While the Institute fram'd by his liberal hand, 
A long lease at a peppercorn rental may share ; 

And here as the pride of our Islington stand, 
With a capital W still in the chair, 



J. AND I. TIREBUCK, PRINTERS, MONKWELL STREET, CITY, AND ISLINGTON, 



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